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The Ministry Of The Holy Spirit HARVESTIME INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE This course is part of the Harvestime International Institute, a program designed to equip believers for effective spiritual harvest. The basic theme of the training is to teach what Jesus taught, that which took men who were fishermen, tax collectors, etc., and changed them into reproductive Christians who reached their world with the Gospel in a demonstration of power. This manual is a single course in one of several modules of curriculum which moves believers from visualizing through deputizing, multiplying, organizing, and mobilizing to achieve the goal of evangelizing. © Harvestime International Institute 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS How To Use This Manual . . . . . . . . 2 Suggestions For Group Study . . . . . . . 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . 4 Course Objectives . . . . . . . . . 5 1. Introducing The Holy Spirit . . . . . . . 6 2. Representing The Holy Spirit . . . . . . . 21 3. The Ministry Of The Holy Spirit . . . . . . . 30 4. The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit . . . . . . . 47 5. Introduction To The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit . . . . . 62 6. Special Gifts Of The Holy Spirit . . . . . . . 78 7. Speaking Gifts Of The Holy Spirit . . . . . . 105 8. Serving Gifts Of The Holy Spirit . . . . . . . 114 9. Sign Gifts Of The Holy Spirit . . . . . . . 131 10. Discovering Your Spiritual Gift . . . . . . . 147 11. Fruit Of the Holy Spirit . . . . . . . . 176 12. The Works Of The Flesh . . . . . . . . 199 13. Developing Spiritual Fruit . . . . . . . 221 Appendix: Passages On Spiritual Gifts From The Amplified Version Of The Bible . . . . . 234 Answers To Self-Tests . . . . . . . . 237 1 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL MANUAL FORMAT Each lesson consists of: Objectives: These are the goals you should achieve by studying the chapter. Read them before starting the lesson. Key Verse: This verse emphasizes the main concept of the chapter. Memorize it. Chapter Content: Study each section. Use your Bible to look up any references not printed in the manual. Self-Test: Take this test after you finish studying the chapter. Try to answer the questions without using your Bible or this manual. When you have concluded the Self-Test, check your answers in the answer section provided at the end of the book. For Further Study: This section will help you continue your study of the Word of God, improve your study skills, and apply what you have learned to your life and ministry. Final Examination: If you are enrolled in this course for credit, you received a final examination along with this course. Upon conclusion of this course, you should complete this examination and return it for grading as instructed. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS NEEDED You will need a King James version of the Bible. 2 SUGGESTIONS FOR GROUP STUDY FIRST MEETING Opening: Open with prayer and introductions. Get acquainted and register the students. Establish Group Procedures: Determine who will lead the meetings, the time, place, and dates for the sessions. Praise And Worship: Invite the presence of the Holy Spirit into your training session. Distribute Manuals To Students: Introduce the manual title, format, and course objectives provided in the first few pages of the manual. Make The First Assignment: Students will read the chapters assigned and take the Self-Tests prior to the next meeting. The number of chapters you cover per meeting will depend on chapter length, content, and the abilities of your group. SECOND AND FOLLOWING MEETINGS Opening: Pray. Welcome and register any new students and give them a manual. Take attendance. Have a time of praise and worship. Review: Present a brief summary of what you studied at the last meeting. Lesson: Discuss each section of the chapter using the HEADINGS IN CAPITAL BOLD FACED LETTERS as a teaching outline. Ask students for questions or comments on what they have studied. Apply the lesson to the lives and ministries of your students. Self-Test: Review the Self-Tests students have completed. (Note: If you do not want the students to have access to the answers to the Self-Tests, you may remove the answer pages from the back of each manual.) For Further Study: You may do these projects on a group or individual basis. Final Examination: If your group is enrolled in this course for credit, you received a final examination with this course. Reproduce a copy for each student and administer the exam upon conclusion of this course. 3 Module: Deputizing Course: The Ministry Of The Holy Spirit INTRODUCTION During one of his missionary trips the Apostle Paul questioned a group of believers about the Holy Spirit. He asked if they had received the Holy Spirit since they believed. Their answer was, "We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost" (Acts 19:2).* Paul shared the message of the ministry of the Holy Spirit with these Christians (Acts 19). Today it is equally important that believers understand the ministry of the Holy Spirit. God promised: And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh... (Acts 2:17) The fact that God is willing at this time to pour out His Spirit upon us makes this study important. We must understand the ministry of the Holy Spirit in order to be part of this special revelation of the power of God. The study of the Holy Spirit is one of the major doctrines of the Bible. A doctrine is all the teachings which relate to a particular subject. Paul said: ...give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. (I Timothy 4:13) It is not through the natural powers of man that God moves in our world. It is through the ministry of the Holy Spirit: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit saith the Lord. (Zechariah 4:6) This course examines the nature and personality of the Holy Spirit. It discusses the titles given the Holy Spirit and emblems which represent Him. Both reveal much about His ministry. The purposes, gifts, and fruit of the Holy Spirit are examined in detail. Practical guidelines are given for experiencing the baptism of the Holy Spirit, identifying spiritual gifts, and developing the fruit of the Holy Spirit. ____________________ * The term "Holy Ghost" used in the Bible refers to the Holy Spirit. He is called either the Holy Spirit or the Holy Ghost. 4 COURSE OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this course you will be able to:  Describe the personality of the Holy Spirit.  List various names and titles of the Holy Spirit.  Identify emblems representing the Holy Spirit.  Describe the ministry of the Holy Spirit.  Explain how to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit.  Receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit.  List and define the gifts of the Spirit.  Identify your spiritual gift(s).  Identify the fruit of the Spirit.  Identify the works of the flesh.  Develop the fruit of the Holy Spirit in your life. 5 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCING THE HOLY SPIRIT OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this chapter you will be able to:  Identify the Holy Spirit as part of the Trinity of God.  List personality traits of the Holy Spirit.  Explain the nature of the Holy Spirit. KEY VERSES: And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water; and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him; And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (Matthew 3:16-17) INTRODUCTION This chapter introduces the Holy Spirit. It explains His position in the Trinity of God, discusses His personality traits, and warns about His sensitive nature. As previously noted, the title "Holy Ghost" is used to identify the Holy Spirit. The personal pronoun "He" is also used, as the Holy Spirit is one of three persons of the Trinity of God. Jesus spoke of the Holy Spirit as "He.” Jesus said: -He shall speak of me. John 15:26 -I will send Him unto you. John 16:7 -He shall glorify me. John 16:14 -He shall not speak of Himself. John 16:13 6 THE TRIUNE NATURE OF GOD There are many gods worshiped throughout the world, but there is only one true God. The Holy Bible contains the story of this true God. The Bible is the Word of God which reveals His special plan for all mankind. One of the things the Bible reveals is that God has a triune nature. This means His personality is revealed in three different forms. He is three persons, yet one God. The Holy Spirit is part of the triune nature of God which consists of the Father, the Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. The three personalities are united as one in the Godhead. Each part of the Trinity...the Father, the Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit...have special functions on behalf of mankind. This course concerns the ministry and purpose of the Holy Spirit.* GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT The Holy Spirit is called God: But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost...thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. (Acts 5:3-4) Since He is called God, the Holy Spirit is equal with God the Father and Jesus Christ the Son. The Key Verses for this chapter reveal clearly the triune nature of God. Jesus is being baptized, the Holy Spirit descends on Him, and God speaks: And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him: And lo a voice from heaven saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (Matthew 3:16-17) Prior to returning to Heaven after His ministry on earth, Jesus spoke of the Holy Spirit: But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of me. (John 15:26) __________________ * The study of God the Father and Jesus Christ the Son is given in a separate Harvestime International Institute course entitled "Spiritual Strategies.” An outline for study of God and Jesus is also provided in the "For Further Study" section of this chapter. 7 The Apostle Paul spoke of the triune nature of the Holy Spirit: For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending His own Son, in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh. (Romans 8:2-3) The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. (II Corinthians 13:14) For through Him [the Son] we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. (Ephesians 2:18) The Apostle Peter also spoke of the triune nature of God: If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the Spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part He is evil spoken of, but on your part He is glorified. (I Peter 4:14) The book of Acts also verifies the triune nature of God: Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, He hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. (Acts 2:33) The following diagram illustrates the triune nature of God. There are three personalities...God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit...yet they are one God:  Holy Spirit Son Father 8 NATURE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT As part of the Trinity of God, the Holy Spirit has a special nature. When we speak of His nature we mean the basic qualities which describe Him. The Bible teaches that the Holy Spirit is: OMNIPRESENT: This means He is present everywhere: Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? (Psalms 139:7) OMNISCIENT: This means He knows all things: But God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit; for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. (I Corinthians 2:10-11) OMNIPOTENT: This means the Holy Spirit is all powerful: God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God. (Psalms 62:11) But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you... (Acts 1:8) ETERNAL: This means He is everlasting. He had no beginning and will have no ending: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? (Hebrews 9:14) 9